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Paulina Porizkova

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Nationality: Czech
Birthday: April 9, 1965
Born In: Prostejov, Czech Republic
Known For: Eyes, Hair, Body
Status: Retired (mostly), cover girl
Friends: Kathy Ireland, Helena Christensen, Liya Kebede, Christie Brinkley
Married: Ric Ocasek (since 8/23/89)
Children: Jonathan (born 1993), Oliver (born 1999)
Interests: Oil painting, pastel painting, playing classical piano
Model Turned...: director, actress, writer

Paulina Porizkova's Career Highlights

9 APR, 1965: Born in Prostejov, Czech Republic

1968: Parents flee from Czechoslovakia to Sweden, and leaves Paulina her grandmother’s care

1980: Signs contract with Elite

FEB 1984: Lands on the cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue

FEB 1985: Appears on her second consecutive Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover

MAR 1985: Appears on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar

MAR 1985: Photographed by the legendary Irving Penn for Vogue

1986: Lands on the cover of Vogue three times (May, September, December)

SEP 1986: Appears on the cover of British Vogue

1987: Lands on the cover of Glamour three times (March, June, September)

1987: Lands on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar two times (May, November)

AUG 1987: Appears on the cover of Playboy

AUG 1987: Appears in French Vogue editorial

1988: Signs contract with Estée Lauder for $6 million Video»

1988: Face of Oscar de la Renta

1988: Face of Versace

1988: Releases her own calendar

OCT 1988: Appears on the cover of French Vogue

3 FEB, 1989: Co-stars alongside Peter Selleck in Her Alibi as a beautiful woman with a mysterious past Video»

MAR 1989: Featured in Patrick Demarchelier’s Fashion Photography

23 AUG, 1989: Marries film writer Ric Ocasek

1990: Featured in People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in the World

AUG 1991: Becomes the object of desire by famous underground transsexual Octavia St. Laurent in the cult documentary Paris Is Burning

1992: Releases the children’s book The Adventures of Ralphie the Roach

1992: Featured in People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in the World

MAY 1993: Gives birth to son, Jonathan Raven Ocasek

1995: Turns down the lead female role in GoldenEye

1995: Replaced at Estée Lauder by Elizabeth Hurley

1997: Face of Escada

23 MAY, 1998: Gives birth to son, Oliver Orion Ocasek

2001: Directs and stars in the independent film Roommates

21 NOV, 2002: Co-stars alongside Al Pacino in People I Know as Dr. Anna Fahri

2004: Featured in Sports Illustrated 40th-anniversary swimsuit issue

2004: Appears in Ann Taylor ad campaign

2005: Makes her very first appearance in Victoria’s Secret catalog

FEB 2007: Announces she will take part of Dancing with the Stars Video»

10 APR, 2007: Releases A Model Summer about a15-year-old girl and her difficult modeling experiences in Paris

AUG 2007: Photographed by Helena Christensen for Marie Claire

SEP 2007: Photographed by Juergen Teller for W in an editorial spread alongside supermodels Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, and others

NOV 2007: Announces she will replace Twiggy on America’s Next Top Model

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